The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-31
A Great outpourIng OF People to Ev-
ergreen Cemetery.
The Graves Of Prisoners Of the War
OF 1912 Decorated.

After the cold, raw, rainy weather OF the
past week the bright sunshine Of the early
morning of Memorial Day was gladly well
coined by our citizens, and If the promise Of
the early morn was not fully carried out,
still the day was most comfortable for march
ing, and sufficiently pleasant to carry out the
published exercises without marring any Of
them.
The contributions Of flowers were larger
than for many years past, and those of mon
ey most generous. Flags were generally dis
played on public and private buildings,
and by the shipping. The places of busi-
ness were more generally closed than ever
before. and the day more generally observed.
The particulars of the celebration in this
city and vicinity are appended.
FORENOON.
Grand Army and Thatcher Post halls pre-
sented busy sight yesterday forenoon,
where the ladies of Bosworth and Thatcher
Post Relief Corps were hard at work arrang-
ing the flowers for decorating the graves Of
deceased comrades, and receiving the de-
signs contributed by the families Of those
whose former homes were located in
this city. From these halls special squads
were sent out at 9 o'clock to decorate the
graves in Eastern, Western and Forest City
cemeteries, the Garfield and Lincoln trees,
and the graves of those who were prisoners Of
war in 1872 at Queenstown with Gen. Winfield
Scott, and were buried at the foot Of Quebec
street.
CALVARY.
At S.45 a. m detail under the command
Of Officer Of the Guard J. r. Dimmock, Of
Bosworth Post No. 2, with Comrade John
Gooding, escorted by Chandler's full band
and the Montgomery Guards under command
Of Lieuts. Hankard and Ragan, proceeded TO
Calvary Cemetery where 100 graves were
decorated with flowers. While engaged in
their sad but pleasing duty the remains Of
the late Godfrey Massey-whOse funeral had
been celebrated with high mass at the Cath
edral of the immaculate Conception-arrived
at the cemetery, with Comrades Daniel
McCann, John Woods, John Whalen and
James Foster officiating as pall-bearers. The
funeral was met by the detail from the post,
the band, and Guards, and escorted to their
final resting place. Father McDonough de-
livered an eloquent address upon the virtues
of those who had given their lives for their
country.
FOREST CITY.
At Forest City Cemetery the detail was
commanded by Officer of the Day G. G. Ken
nedy, assisted by Comrade John Evans, and
including squads from Bosworth Post No 2.
| Thatcher Post No. Ill, and the Sons of Vet
Grams. The programme consisted Of very
fine staging by a double quartette from the
| choir OF Rev. w. +. Smiths church, Mr. HALEY
| leader, prayer by Rev. Mr. Smith, reading Of
| the Roll of Honor by Comrade Storer 5.
Knight, singing by the choir. an address by
| Comrade Knight. and benediction by Rev.
| Mr.. Smith, There were p graves decorated.
| In his address Comrade knight spoke in
| warm terms Of those brave soldiers who had
given their lives for the principles handed
down to them by their ancestors. Better,
| said he, crust with a land of liberty, than
luxury in land of despotism. He referred
| to the noble words that had gone opt all over
the country on Memorial Sunday from the
| pulpits of America that taught the young
| what blessings they enjoyed, and how they
| should strive to perpetuate the Republic
| that gave them to them. He spoke in tender
| and feeling terms of the five comrades who
| had died the past year. Grant, Mcclellan,
| Hancock and Logan were eulogized. He
| closed with beautiful tribute to the women
who had done so lmuch for the soldier, and
urged all to stand by the men who. in the
dark days of '61-'65, had stood by them.
WESTERN.
At Western Cemetery, the detail was COM
manded by Junior Vice Commander G. L.
Jordan, assisted by Comrade Charles +.
Dam. After the reading of the Roll of Hon.
or by Comrade Dam, and an excellent brief
address by Rev. Mr.. Southworth, the graves
of SO comrades were decorated
| Sergeant Lord, in command of detail OF
men from the Portland Light Infantry, visit
ed Calvary, Forest City, and Western eeme-
teries, and decorated the graves Of members
Of that corps buried there.
EASTERN CEMETERY.
At the Eastern cemetery the programme
consisted of prayer by Rev. Mr.. Dunn, music
by the drum, fife and bugle corps, address
by Rev. NJ. Whitaker, reading the roll Of
honor by Commander c. w. Hadlock and
benediction by Rev. M. Whitaker.
LINCOLN TREE.
Thatcher Post under command OF Com
mander Chas. w. Hadlock left their hall at
Ga. M, headed by the drum and fife corps,
proceeded down Elm street to Cumberland
street to the Lincoln tree. Prayer by Rev
Mr.. Whitaker, singing by the young ladies'
of the High School, brief address and
benediction by Rev. Mr.. Dunn formed the
programme
GARFIELD TREE.
At the Garfield tree there was singing by
the congregation, prayer by Rev. A. II
Wright, singing by the congregation, addres,
by Rev. A. II. Wright, singing by the con
gregation and benediction by Rev. A. ii
Wright. There were 20 graves decorated.
PRISONERS OF 1872.
About one hundred persons attended thu
dedication services at 10 o'clock a. M, at tn,
graves Of the soldiers Of the war Of 1921
who are buried on the Eastern Promenade
near the foot of Melbourne street. This j
the first time that these graves have eve
thus peen noticed; and it was through tn
information given by local historians tina
the attention Of the G. A. r. was called L
; them. The exercises commenced with th
singing of the hymn "0ur Soldiers Graves
by the children of Preble Chapel. Iutroduc
tory remarks were then made by ID. W
Scribner, adjutant of Thatcher Post, G. A
, r. Prayer was then offered by Rev. MI
, Phelan. An address Of fifteen minutes wa
, given by John I. Hull. Mr.. Hull said
, Probably but few of the citizens of Port
land are aware that on this hill, within
few feet from where we now stand, are til
remains, that ere this have become dust {
| some of the brave defenders of our countr,
who here bredthed their last breath an
ended their lives ON earth. On this slop
/ below us reaching to the water-side the
/ were buried With no parade or ceremon,
they were laid earth to earth, dust to dust.
At the beginning of the war Of 1S12-l5 b,
D tween the United States and England, in III
/ earlier engagements on land, disasters can
upon the American arms. One Of the battle
in which the English were victorious was ii
battle OF Queenstown, on the Canadian sid
, near Niagara Falls, which took place Octobt
1S, 1872. The American forces were con
manded by Gen. Stephen Van Renssellat
and Lieut.. Col. Scott, afterward Gen. VIII
g field Scott. The English were commando
g by Gov. Brock Of Upper Canada and Ma
q Gen. Sheafe, an experienced officer. Aft
= Gen. Van Rensselaer, was wounded Lieu
Col Scott was In command. Gen. BroC